'Nuclear Has To Get Into Achche Din'

'Chinese are going bang, bang, bang building 30-35 reactors.''We should announce a programme of 50 new reactors and show that we mean business on the ground and not just announcements.' IMAGE:......

Kashmir: Vote For Hope After A Long Decade

It's just not about selecting a candidate. It's not about helping some candidate win.It's about expressing emotion, after ten years, that could reach out to larger India and beyond it, notes Sheela......

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

'Can't control polls': SC to EVM critics as it reserves order

The Supreme Court said on Wednesday it cannot 'control the elections' or issue directions simply because doubts have been raised about the efficacy of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), as it......

Can Flipkart taste success in quick commerce space?

Eight years ago, Flipkart started a new service called Nearby to deliver fruit, vegetable, soap, and other everyday items from supermarkets to customers within an hour of receiving the order.......

Is Technology Important In Banking?

'Just the amount of work which is there just to become more and more successful in banking.''For this to happen you need to have leaders who understand technology.' Illustration: Dominic......

'Crypto is serious threat to financial stability'

'What is this cryptocurrency? Is it a product? Is it a financial product? Is it an asset?' Photograph: Kind courtesy The Digital Artist/Pixabay Shaktikanta Das, governor of Reserve Bank of India......

Nirma's new clothes: The journey of detergent brand towards healthcare

How Hiren Patel, founder Karsanbhai’s son, is reinvigorating Nirma by administering a shot of pharma. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Nirma’s tryst with the pharmaceutical......

The Best Political Biopic? VOTE!

Atal Bihari Vajpayee's biopic Main Atal Hoon reveals the pitfalls of making films on political figures: The maker has to be careful not to offend any followers. It often results in bland......

What's Priyanka Doing in Lucknow?

Priyanka Chopra, who was in Mumbai and Delhi last week to promote her hair care brand, Anomaly, is in Lucknow. The UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador visited an anganwadi and the Avanti Bai Hospital during......

Kohli feeds off criticism, says De Villiers

Too muck risk in Virat Kohli opening at T20 World Cup, he is most impactful at No.3: AB de Villiers IMAGE: Virat Kohli has amassed 741 runs for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the season thus far......

FIFA WC PIX: Qatar World Cup closing ceremony

IMAGE: View during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 closing ceremony before the match. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters Tens of thousands of soccer fans wearing French and Argentinian colours......

FIFA World Cup: Van Gaal vindicated as Dutch march forth

News conferences with the combative 71-year-old in Qatar have consisted of Dutch journalists criticising him, and Van Gaal telling them he doesn't care. On Saturday he again let the result rather......

FIFA WC: How distractions took a toll on Iran's campaign

Mired in crisis, World Cup run was always a dream for Iran IMAGE: Loud jeers were heard from Iranian supporters as the anthem played, with the team singing quietly.Photograph: Clive......